Achieving Your Dream at Triton College
In May of 2009, Triton College was selected to join the national student success initiative – Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count. The initiative includes more than 200 institutions in 35 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, all recognized.

Achieving the Dream is a non-governmentally funded multi-year national initiative to help more community college students succeed- particularly those students who traditionally face the most significant barriers to success including students of color and low-income.

Achieving the Dream helps community colleges develop and implement a student-centered model of institutional improvement. The initiative provides a framework for systematically and objectively reviewing college policies, programs and services with regard to their impact on student success.

Triton Intent with ATD:

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Use data to identify gaps in student achievement in order to improve equity in educational outcomes across racial/ethnic and income groups. Develop, implement and/or improve strategies for closing these gaps and ultimately help more students to earn post-secondary credentials.

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Look at ways to improve student outcomes in essential areas that are important to a student’s academic progress.

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Create an environment on campus that further fosters student success.

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Place a great focus on aligning resources, reviewing institutional policies and continually analyzing data that will focus attention on student success.

Benefits to Students:
• Greater support and resources to help students succeed.
• Enhancement of existing activities with strategies that will increase student success.
• Increased student engagement.

For more information regarding Achieving the Dream initiative at Triton College, or if you have any questions about Triton's Achieving the Dream website, please contact us at studentsuccess@triton.edu.

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